tell pip to install the dependencies of packages listed in a requirement file

Question

Developing a Django web app, I have a list of packages I need to install in a virtualenv. Say:

Django==1.3.1
--extra-index-url=http://dist.pinaxproject.com/         


        

Answer 1

Here's a simple solution:

while read -r package; do pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall $package;done < pipfreeze.txt